The "les.art" Book Show from Klagenfurt

This time the fourth edition of the book show occurred a few days in advance of the German Literature Days in Klagenfurt. The show took place on June 18th in the ORF Theatre of the Klagenfurt regional studio and was broadcast on ORF on June 23rd.

This time the fourth edition of the book show occurred a few days in advance of the German Literature Days in Klagenfurt. The show took place on June 18th in the ORF Theatre of the Klagenfurt regional studio and was broadcast on ORF on June 23rd.

German Literature Days a topic on "les.art"  

As guests, the moderator Dieter Moor had a jury member and a candidate of the German Literature Days. The German literary critic Ursula März was interviewed and the Frankfurt based author Ulf Erdmann Ziegler read selections from his book “Wild Meadows.” 

The show ended with the appearance of the Slovenian author Janko Ferk, who is living in Carinthia and whose essays about Franz Kafka were recently published –just in time for his 125th birthday.

International Writers Festival

On the occasion of 60th anniversary of its founding, the “Reading Trip” also took us to Israel. The International Writers Festival recently took place there. It is the most important literary event. Three young authors were introduced and they shared their opinions about the foundational myths of the state, the current political developments in the region and the chances of finding a solution to the Near East conflict.

What authors secretly read

The category "Debut" presents the critically acclaimed first book by Thomas Pletzinger  "The Funeral of a Dog."

The “Debut” category presented the critically acclaimed first book by Thomas Pletzinger “The Funeral of a Dog.”
In addition to this, as always there were book tips from our studio guests and our editorial staff. This also included examples of “unworthy texts” – that is to say, what authors themselves secretly read.